 Carrie intentionally burned her arms with a curling iron. Cutting and burning in my life made the pain that was going on in my mind real. She got help and tries to help others. Just listen and be supportive, but also don't enable the person to feel sorry for themselves and to keep going downhill. Try to stay away from that by encouraging them. How can you go forward? What do you need to do to make something positive out of this? Who needs you to be supportive? From the Mennonite Churches and Faith and Values Media.